Okuu Quest After - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>Try diving quickly, getting further down than the lasers, without the pillars catching up to us
>Then, when away from the lasers, find a gap in the pillars and get into it
>If it doesn't look like we're going to be able to get away this way, launch a sun defensively against the incoming offense

>You dive. Really, it's not anything so graceful as that, more of letting yourself plummet. But it works. The lases pass overhead. For a moment, they obscure your vision, but you have time to read the encroaching pillars and get into the hole that you find.
>Suwako looms overhead, and througs another wave of cards down toward you. Then her hat falls over her eyes.
>Charged to: 60%

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Shoot a fusion laser at Suwako, and pour everything we have into it
>Keep the beam steady, and sweep it after her if she moves out of the way

[Hello Purvis]

>Shoot a fusion laser at Suwako, and pour everything we have into it
>Keep the beam steady, and sweep it after her if she moves out of the way

>You pour everything you have into a fusion laser. It burns through the oncoming cards; thank the heavens. Suwako tries to move, but your follow her with with it, hitting her in the check and not letting up. After a moment, without a sound, she starts to tumble from the sky.
>Charged to: 0%

>_

[UncertainJakutten]

> Are we really still charged to 60%?
> If so, push her down with a sunburst and punch/tackle her to force her to the ground hard.
> If not, still see if we can add a little inertia to her fall.
> Keep an eye out for Kanakoness.

[DracoOmega]

On the other hand, if she really IS unconscious or anything, it might look more gracious of us to actually catch her...

[Hello Purvis]

> Are we really still charged to 60%?
> If so, push her down with a sunburst and punch/tackle her to force her to the ground hard.
> If not, still see if we can add a little inertia to her fall.
> Keep an eye out for Kanakoness.

>You are not. That was a database error.
>How do you intend to add momentum to her fall?
>Kanako is still distant, and now some ways above you. But she seems to be moving.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> Try to catch Suwako, assuming she IS out cold.
> Hope she isn't letting herself fall in order to trick you.

[Hello Purvis]

> Try to catch Suwako, assuming she IS out cold.
> Hope she isn't letting herself fall in order to trick you.

>You really can't tell if she's faking it or not, but that's a pretty long tumble. With your position below her, it's not too difficult to maneuver below Suwako and catch her. You brace yourself for the impact, but instead you just feel a sort of light jolt akin to catching an armload of laundry. Yet there she is in yours arms, burnt and broken and clearly unconscious.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How heavy is Suwako? Would she be a great flight hindrance?

[Hello Purvis]

> How heavy is Suwako? Would she be a great flight hindrance?

>She doesn't seem to be heavy enough to keep your from flying effectively. Though with your hands full, you won't be doing much in the way of danmaku.
>Charged to: 10%

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Could we carry her around in flight by locking her neck into the crook of our non-rod-arm elbow and pressing her up against our torso?

[Hello Purvis]

> Could we carry her around in flight by locking her neck into the crook of our non-rod-arm elbow and pressing her up against our torso?

>It would be unwieldy and make maneuvering more difficult, but you think you could. It would still hinder danmaku that requires your free hand, but at least your control rod would be free for use.

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[Kilgamayan]

> That's okay, I'm not interested in bulletan right now.
> Is Kanako currently firing at us?
> If not, rig Suwako up in our arm as described in the previous post and point the control rod at her. Fly up toward Kanako like this, with a blank expression.
> If Kanako IS firing at us, act to use Suwako as a shield from anything that's not a light pillar.

[Hello Purvis]

> That's okay, I'm not interested in bulletan right now.
> Is Kanako currently firing at us?
> If not, rig Suwako up in our arm as described in the previous post and point the control rod at her. Fly up toward Kanako like this, with a blank expression.
> If Kanako IS firing at us, act to use Suwako as a shield from anything that's not a light pillar.

>Kanako is not firing at you. But she is approaching.
>You approach her with a blank expression.
>Charged to 20%

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Allow a small smirk.
> "She was right, you know. I really am bad at math. It never was a two-on-one. Lucky for me I have friends that know my memory is lacking."
> Drop the smirk.
> "So, you like talking, right? We're all pretty beat up right now. Let's take a moment and talk, then."

[Kilgamayan]

(Note to other players: I'll be back in about 20 minutes. Don't resume the fight while I'm gone, there's a better path right now, and it will likely lead to a 1v1 anyway, so you'll get your wish.)

[Hello Purvis]

> Allow a small smirk.
> "She was right, you know. I really am bad at math. It never was a two-on-one. Lucky for me I have friends that know my memory is lacking."
> Drop the smirk.
> "So, you like talking, right? We're all pretty beat up right now. Let's take a moment and talk, then."

>You allow a small smirk and a few confident words.
>Then you ask for a moment to talk. Kanako nods.
>Charged to 30%

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Kinda hoping she'd lead there. Well, whatever. We can lead. Need to check up on Minoriko first.
> Where is Minoriko right now relative to the rest of us?

[Kilgamayan]

> Also, do we actually know Minoriko's name? This player doesn't remember ever learning it in-game, but another player used it in dialogue and the parser let it pass.

[communist unity (comm-unity)]

Suwako let her name slip earlier, I believe.

[Hello Purvis]

> Kinda hoping she'd lead there. Well, whatever. We can lead. Need to check up on Minoriko first.
> Where is Minoriko right now relative to the rest of us?

>Minoriko is some yards away. With Suwako down, she seems less wary. Not really in conversing distance, though.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> As long as she's within calling distance, that's fine. Anyway, back to Kanako.
> "So I'm curious. Let's say Suwako was still conscious right now. What do you think she'd tell you to do in this situation?"
> Waggle the control rod up and down a little for effect, but keep it trained on Suwako.

[Hello Purvis]

> As long as she's within calling distance, that's fine. Anyway, back to Kanako.
> "So I'm curious. Let's say Suwako was still conscious right now. What do you think she'd tell you to do in this situation?"
> Waggle the control rod up and down a little for effect, but keep it trained on Suwako.

>"Suwako, I think, wouldn't be holding nearly so still in that  sort of situation," says Kanako. "But, I believe she would probably be a little upset at me for not shooting at you right now."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I-it was a rhetorical question."
> "So she'd want you to shoot me, knowing full well I could just swing her body around to block most everything? She's certainly self-sacrificing, I'll give her that. But I wonder if she'd think that's what Sanae would want?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I-it was a rhetorical question."
> "So she'd want you to shoot me, knowing full well I could just swing her body around to block most everything? She's certainly self-sacrificing, I'll give her that. But I wonder if she'd think that's what Sanae would want?"

>"Suwako wouldn't think that far ahead, I don't believe," says Kanako. "But I should point it, it's beyond your power to permanently harm her. That said, Sanae would not be happy with what you described."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"There's been a lot of things none of us have been happy about, these past few days."
>"And even if it's beyond my power, is it beyond yours?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"There's been a lot of things none of us have been happy about, these past few days."
>"And even if it's beyond my power, is it beyond yours?"

>"I cannot destroy an idea any more than you," says Kanako.

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[DracoOmega]

>"Must be awfully convenient to be able to go into battle knowing that if people still put their faith in you, you cannot be destroyed. I've never had that luxury."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Must be awfully convenient to be able to go into battle knowing that if people still put their faith in you, you cannot be destroyed. I've never had that luxury."

>She nods. "But I think we are digressing."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Yes, sorry."
>"Do you intend to continue this? We've already done plenty of damage to each other, and you know I never wanted any of this in the first place."